Pet food

The soon-to-be-released pet food will adopt trends also appearing in the human food market, including that of clean meat.

“We will use microalgae, cultured protein and clean meat, and combine these ingredients with nutrients sourced from bacteria, yeast and plants to create nutritionally-complete foods for dogs and cats.”

Startup success

The launch of Because Animals has not gone unnoticed in the startup world.

The brand has already been accepted to Amazon’s startup program Amazon Launchpad – and has received support from the network of investors informally called ‘the vegan mafia’, which aims to support brands that take animals out of the sales equation.

A special priority would be given to any locations that are subject to a "state of emergency" designation within the previous 12 months because of blooms. In Florida, 13 counties affected by algal blooms this summer fall under that designation.

Chelsea Briganti and Leigh Ann Tucker, co-founders of LOLIWARE, "the world's first edible bioplastics company" are changing the way we think of eco-friendly straw use. LOLISTRAW is a "hypercompostable" and marine-degradable straw. Oh yeah, and you can eat it.